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Retford Park Garden Walk

Sue and David explored Retford Park and it's wonderful gardens with the Twentieth Century Heritage Society and enjoyed a walk led by Mr Roy Lumby. Mr James Fairfax AC had cared for this property and it's gardens for over 50...

Macquarie Open Day

Sue and David attended the formal unveiling of a plaque by The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, patron of the Macquarie Society, to commemorate the restoration of the two storey convict barracks (circa 1820 – 1822) at O’Connell .

Chatting with: Sue Rosen

Following the attack on Pearl Harbour and threat of further Japanese advance in 1942, Prime Minister Curtin ordered state governments to prepare, pulling together plans for a strategy and preventative measures in the event of Japanese invasion. Whilst researching a separate...

RMS Bridge Studies

It was pleasing to find that the Heritage Study we undertook of concrete beam bridges with Burns Roe Worley for the Sydney, South West and Southern regions in 2004 remains for reference on the website of RMS. It can be downloaded...

"Macquarie, the Project Builder" by Sue Rosen has been published in the February 2018 edition Journal of the Sydney Society for Scottish History

After its launch on February 2, the Journal will be able to be downloaded from here. The article explores Governor Macquarie's motivations in his development oif the Colony and the skill with which he went about developing civic...

Liz Gorman - Associate Heritage Consultant to manage Bowral Office

The Beautiful Far South Coast

Sue and David are just back from 2 weeks of camping in Bournda National Park. The Saphire Coast as the area is promoted, must be the most beautiful stretch of coast in the country. Aside from kayaking on Wallagoot Lake, swimming at Bithry...

Vandalism of Major Mitchell's 1830s road through the "Bloody Cutting" continues ...

It is with great sadness and frustration that we noted on our recent trip to Rydal that the destruction of the convict built road from Cox's River to Rydal contiunues. Lithgow Council has neglected to maintain the road or to...

Unveiling of a plaque near Rydal to honour Surveyor George Evans

On 25 November the Lithgow Branch of the National Trust unveiled a plaque near Hampton Road Rydal where Surveyor George Evans crossed the Great Dividing Range in 1813. He was the first European to do so. Paul Brunton, former curator of...

RMS Regional Briefings

Over the last couple of months RMS has been holding a series of regional briefings for its suppliers to update them on upcoming works. Sue has attended events at Lismore, Singleton and Wagga Wagga, while Sid French attended a working lunch in...

Tour of Albury Region

In October 2017 it was a pleasure to explore the Albury Wodonga Region, Wodonga particularly has a fine collection of art deco housing in remarkable condition. We also visited Beechworth, Yackandah and Chiltern - beautiful towns and streetscapes well worth...

The ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Routes held its annual meeting in the Barossa Valley in November

The meeting was held to coincide with a workshop to address issues associated with the proposed Mt Loft Ranges World Heritage Listing bid as a cultural landscape. The associated events and tours brought home what a beautiful and culturally rich...

Caroline Simpson: A Woman of Very Firm Purpose

Sue is very proud to have a chapter in the memoir published by her daughter, Louise Dobson, to honour her mother. Caroline was the initiator of arguably the most important projects ever undertaken by Sue Rosen Associates, including the books...

Goulburn Mulwaree Heritage Study Review almost completed for public exhibition

The purpose of the Heritage Study is to identify, evaluate and provide conservation recommendations for items, places and precincts of heritage significance. It has been done primarily through the consolidation of existing studies and background information into one document.

Sue Rosen is available for talks re: Plans for the Scorched Earth Japanese Invasion

Find out how the Scorched Earth plans as revealed in Sue Rosen's latest book, Scorched Earth, affected your local area, what infrastructure was to be destroyed, where were you to evacuate to, how far to march in a day!